Oswald baynes fysh



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0. B. FYSH.

TWO WHEELED VEHICLE;

Patented Mar. 6, 1888.

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UNITED STATES OSWALD BAYN ES FYSH, OF MOOSE J AW, NORTHWEST TERRITORY,CANADA.

PATENT OFFICE.

TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,059, dated March 6,1888.

Application filed July 9, 1887. Serial No. 243.862.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSWALD BAYNES FYsH, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at Moose Jaw, in the district of Assiniboia, NorthwestTerritory, Canada, have invented a new and useful Improvement inSulkies, of which the following is a'specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in sulkies; and it consists intheconstruction and arrangement of the parts of the same, which will bemore fully hereinafter described, and clearly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, whereinlike letters of reference indicatesimilar parts in the several views, Figure 1' is a perspective view ofmy improved sulky, Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detailview showing the safety-strap S.

A indicates the axle having the wheels B B mounted thereon, the springsB,secured to the.

upper surface thereof, and the foot-platforn1 E. On the top portion ofthe springs B two bars, D D, are secured, which project for wardly overthe platform E, and are secured at their forward ends to a crossspring,O, which spring is secured at its central portion to the cross-bar F ofthe thills F. The seat H is mounted on the top portion of the bars D,and by means of the spring B and the cross-spring O the motion impartedto the vehicle by'the animal is counteracted and the person occupyingthe seat is relieved of undue jolting, as will be readily understood.The lower portions of the thills F are secured to the front portion ofthe front foot-rest, E, by any suitable form of coupling, whereby thedraft of the animal is brought to bear directly upon the axle A. Thefore end of the bars D are provided with eyebolts 0, and the thills Fadjacent thereto, are also provided with eyebolts f; Safety-straps S arepassed through said eyebolts, and the parts thus connected, therebymaking a strong and durable vehicle.

The foot-platform E may be constructed in any preferred manner and ofsuitable light material. It will be understood that the ends of thecrossspring C will be pivotally connected with the ends of the bars D,and there by produce a yielding movement between the said parts.

I do not confine myself to the application of this principle of sulkiesentirely, as it is evi- (No model.)

dent that said construction could be effectively used in connection withother styles of vehicles.

The novelty and utility of my improved snlky are obviously apparent andappreciable, and it is unnecessary to further enlarge upon the sameherein.

As hereinbefore set forth, the draft of the animal is brought to beardirectly upon the axle through the connection of the thills F and thefront portion of the foot-rest E, and at the same time the saidfoot-rest is given an independent motion, as will be readily understood. Through the medium and construction of the cross-spring on thethills the motion of the animal is overcome and the motion of thevehicle entire consequently rendered easy and withoutjarring efiect.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. Thecombination, with the axleAand the springs B, of the foot-platform E,the thills F, secured thereto, the bars D, the cross-spring O, and thecross-bar F, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the bars Dand the thills F, of the spring 0,the eyebolts c and f, and the safety-straps S, substantially asdescribed.

3. In combination with the bars D, extended from the seat, the thills,the cross-spring 0, connecting the bars D, the cross-bar of the thillsconnecting with the spring 0, and the. adjustable connection S betweenthe thills and the bars D, as set forth.

4. In combination with the axle, the platform E, rigid therewith andextending therefrom, the thills connected to the platform, the bars D,extending from the seat, the crossspring 0, connecting the bars D, andthe straps S, connecting the bars D and the thills, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

OSWVALD BAYNES FYSH.

WVitnesses: V E. B. SooTT,

Of Moose Jaw, .Druggz'st, THOS. B. BAKER,

Of Moose Jaw, Merchant.

